Oct 20, 2025 New Tech Trades Programs at NNMC: Carpentry, Welding, HVAC Northern New Mexico College Technical Trades is excited to announce three new programs designed to prepare students for careers in high-paying, in-demand industries: HVAC Technology, Welding Technology and Carpentry Technology. All three programs were designed in conjunction with local unions to ensure students are trained to current industry standards. Graduates are eligible for one-year pre- apprenticeship programs, with could potentially reduce a four-year apprenticeship (leading to journeyman status) by one year.
Sep 30, 2025 NNMC Interns Explore Career Opportunities in the Community In Fall 2024, Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) Career Services Department launched a transformative internship program designed to provide career-ready opportunities for first-generation college students from underserved communities. The internships are designed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and workforce readiness. During the program’s first year, Career Services has placed 50 students in paid internships across a range of high-demand fields.
Aug 18, 2025 A Milestone for El Rito Campus Housing For the first time in more than a decade, the historic dorms and dining halls of Northern New Mexico College’s El Rito Campus are once again filled with students, families, and community members. The College hosted its first student housing move-in day in El Rito, New Mexico last week, marking a milestone in Northern’s history and bringing new life to the campus and the surrounding Española Valley.
Students were greeted by President Hector Balderas and Board of Regents Chair Mike Martin with welcome bags from The Pantry @ Northern, filled with snacks, essentials, and Eagle spirit gear. Each dorm room also included a personal...
Jul 31, 2025 Western Colorado University Hosts NNMC Students for a Trades Culture Bootcamp Four Northern New Mexico College trades students made us shine during a Trades Culture Bootcamp at Western Colorado University! Luka Torrez, George Lopez, Mario Perez and Edwardo Martinez got the opportunity to practice the skills they have been learning in Northern’s Electrical Technology program as well as new construction techniques helping to build a solar powered gazebo that will let WCU students study outdoors in comfort.
Jul 08, 2025 Northern hosts 5th annual Juneteenth observance Northern hosted it’s fifth annual Juneteenth observance on June 27. The ceremonies honored June 19, 1865, the day the U.S. troupes informed slaves in Galveston, Texas, that they were free – more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.